Project Manager

Position: Project Manager

Location: Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid  3 days onsite and 2 days remote or over time to 2 days onsite/3 days remote or possibly WFH)

Duration: 8+ Months and Extendable

Client: State of IN (Department of Child Services)

PAY RATE: $46/hr on W2

MUST BE IN INDIANA

in-person interview on-site

Description:

• Manage medium to large projects;
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with CSB-IT staff, other county/agency staff, and/or contracted resources;
• Create, review and maintain project management plans, schedules, meeting agendas and minutes, risk/issue logs and lessons learned at a minimum;
• Manage projects according to the approved Governance policies and procedures;
• Utilize the Atlassian tool suite to track milestones, tasks, and deliverables against the baseline, taking action to address any variance, and reporting variances and corrective actions to the PMO Manager;
• Schedule, prepare for and facilitate project meetings;
• Communicate project status to stakeholders, escalate and/or address issues in a timely manner;
• Adhere to policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs);
• Maintain project artifacts according to the CSB document management strategy;
• Support a team atmosphere to promote team productivity;
• Support project portfolio maintenance as needed; updated Governance manual policies procedures as assigned;
• Work with PMO Manager to establish performance expectations;
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
• 5+ years of project management experience
• 2+ years of experience in managing large, complex multi-year projects;
• Advanced knowledge and experience of Microsoft products such as Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Project, and Visio;
• Intermediate knowledge Atlassian Tool Suite;
• Intermediate knowledge of Salesforce technology;
• Thorough knowledge and experience of PMBOK project management practices including cost management, benefit analysis, risk management, resource management and change control;
• Thorough knowledge and experience of Agile Project Management and IT governance methodologies, tools and approaches to successful project implementations;
• Ability to lead, motivate, encourage and influence others to perform;
• Ability to analyze, produce solutions and solve project issues;
• Ability to build and maintain relationships across business groups;
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
• Business Knowledge of IV-D and Child Support Enforcement preferred;
• Experience in state government preferred;
• PMP preferred;
• Agile Certifications preferred;
• Scrum Master Certification preferred.